a. Bab. ed. פכו), v. חנווני. Ib. וכ בפינקסי כתוב Y. ed. (Mish.
a. Bab. פנ על) it is written in my book that thou owest
me &c. Y. Ned. I, 36a נפתחת פינקסו his account book is
open (his sins will be visited); ib. פינקסו (corr. acc.). Gen.
R. s. 8, v. בקי; a. fr. - Pl. פינקשין, פינקסאות, פינקסיות,
פנ׳. Kel. XXIV, 7, v. אפופודין. Gen. R. s. 1 ופ׳ דיפתראות
לו יש he (the builder) has before him rolls and tablets
(plans and descriptions). Y. R. Hash. I, 57a bot. פ׳ שלש
וכ׳ there are three books (before the Lord), one for the
perfectly righteous &c. (Bab. ib. 16b ספריס); a. e.
פינקס, פינקסא פינקסה, פנ׳ ch. same. Targ. Ez. IX, 2, sq. (h. text קסת). Targ. II Esth. IV, 1 ופינקסיה; a. e. - Y. Sabb. V, end, 7, v. גימון. Ib. XII, end, 13d מאן פ׳ ההן כגון חוקק דאמר he who says the term כתב applies also to engraving, means engraving like that on the wax- covered tablet, opp. בולט. Y. Maas. Sh. IV, 55bbbot. I saw iin my dream וכ׳ פ׳ חד לביש (דהוינא) that I was covered with a pinax of ttwelve tablets; Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי (כות׳ חד) וכ׳ פ׳ הד טעין דהוינא that I was carrying a inax &c. Y. Maasr. II, 49d bot. וכ׳ בפינקשיה כתיב אאשכחון (not כתב) they found written in a memorandum of &c. a. e. -- l, פינקסין, constr. פינקסי, פ׳. Targ. Y. Gen. XXXIX, 11.
פינקסתו, v. פינקס h.
פיס o פיס m. (v. פייס), v. פיסטין. - [Pl. פיסים, פיסין q. v.]
פיס (cmp. פסס) to split, diride, distribute. Hif. הפיס 1) to penetrate, (cmp. בדק); to cause ab- doominal trouble. Pes. 107a ומפיס מיסרן this drink is a. tempter and then gives pain (Ms. M. ומיפים; Ms. O. מייסרן ומיפיס, v. פסס;ed. ומפייס, v. infra). -[מורסא מפיס, v. פפססס.]- 2) to break a person's anger or will, to pacify, persuade, comfort. Shebu. 45a וכ׳ דעתו להפים כדי in order to satisfy the mind of the employer (to convince him that he was mistaken). Y. ib. VIII, 38db top; Y. Snh. III, 21c bot. מצוה להפיסו it is proper to give him (the owner of the lost animal) satisfaction (by stating the cause of the loss); v. Pi. -- Ab. Zar. 71a המלך מנת עלי והפס א go and satisfy for me the royal taxes (settle for me as best you can), v. מנת. - 3) to arbitrate, decide (cmp. פפק). Sabb. 33a מי מפיסwho will decide (as to the cause ofmy disease)? Ib. 54a וכ׳ מפים מי who will decide which udders are tied up for the purpose of drying them up and which for the purpose of preserving the milk-- Esp. to decide by chance, by drawing lots, counting a certain nuamber &c. (v. פייס). Tam. I, 2 ויפיס יבוא שטבל מי let those who have bathed, come and take part in the count of chance; זכה הפיסו וכ׳ after they have drawn, he who has won, has won (no appeal is permitted). Yoma 24b וכ׳ וחוזרין מפיסין למה why did they draw once and again (why not at once for all the functions to be distributed)? Ib. מפיסין במה (Rashi; מפייסין) what garments do they wear when drawing? Gen. R. s. 84 (play on פסים, Gen. XXXVII, 23) וכ׳ עליה שהפיסו they drew lots about it (the coat) as to who should carry it to his father &c. Sabb. XXIII, 2(148b) וכ׳ עם (אדם) מפיס a man may decide by lot (on the Sabbath) the shares of honor at the table &c.; ib. 149b; a. e. Pi. פייס to pacify, conciliate, persuade. Pes.l. c. מיסרן ומפייס (that drink) chastises us (gives us pain), and yet is so persuasivet(tempting). Ber. 28b בדברים לפייסו יכול אני וכ׳ I might appease him with words or bribe him with money. B. Bath. 9b וכ׳ בדברים והמפייסו . . . הנותן כל he who gives a poor man a coin will be blessed with six blessings, but he who speaks kindly to him, will be blessed with eleven blessings. Gen. R. s. 93, end כשם וכ׳ אלא . . . פ׳ שלא as Joseph pacified his brothers only by weeping &c. Y. Snh. l. c. מפייסו ואינו . .. להפיסו מצוה שקר על it is right to satisfy his mind by stating the truth, but one must not do so by a falsehood; Y. Shebu. l. c. וכ׳ מפייסו אינו . מפייסו. Lev. R. s. 19, end ונפייס נלך לגדלת, v. גדלת; a. fr. - Gen. R. s. 94, end ופייליה, read ופייסוהו and they appeased him (Nebuchadnezzar). -Part. pass. מפויים. Ex. R. s. 51 וכ׳ שמחלת מפ׳ הריני I am con- vinced that thou hast forgiven Israel. Hitthpa. התפייס, lithpa. נתפייס to be appeased, satisfed, persuaded. Ib. וכ׳ על . . נתפייסו שעה אותה now all Israelites were satisfied with regard to the work of the לTTabernacle (that everything was correct). Ber. 33a נתפ׳ השר אותו that prince's anger was appeased. Pesik. R. s. 10 וכ׳ בשביל מתפייסים והכל בא הגורן הרי when harvesting time comes, all (that now are disputing) will be con- vinced for whose sake the field has been sown. Yoma 86b וכ׳ הימנו מתפיים ספק it is doubtful whether he will or will not accept his apclogy; וכ׳ בדברים מתפייס ספק it is doubtful whether he will be appeased by mere words (without demanding a fine or public satisfaction) &c.; a. fr.
פיס(פסי) ch. same, 1) to distribute, v. פסס. 2) to break, desecrate, v. infra. Af. אפיס, (אפיס) to break, weaken; to desecrate. Targ. Y. II Num. XV, 31 (h. text הפר). Targ. Hos. IV, 9 (ed. Wil. אפיס Pe.). Ib. לאפסא. Targ. Y.Lev. XIX, 8 (h. textחלל). Ib. XXI, 8 תפסיניה(fr. פסיי). Ib. 6ופססון(ed. Vien., a. Y. II יפסון, Pe.). Targ. Job XV, 4 תפיש (ed. Wil. תפש, corr. acc.; h. text. תפר). Targ. Y. Num, XXV, 1לאוססא (cmp. אוקים fr. קום). Targ. Ps. LIII, 1מפסין (some ed.מפסין Pa., fr. פסי); a. fr. -- Targ. Y. I Deut. XXIII, 18 תפסון ed. Amst. (ed. Vien. תספון, corr. acc.). - Part. pass. f מפסה. Targ. Y. II Lev. XXI, 7 (h. text חללה). - V. פשס. Pa. פייס 1) (with בי) [to split, drive into, v. פצר,] to press, urge. Targ. Y. Gen. XIX, 3 (h. text ויפצר). -- 2) to break a man's vehemence; to guid, appease, reconcile, persuade, pray. Targ. Esth. VIII, 3 ליה ופייסת (h. text ותתחנן). Targ. Y. Gen. XLII, 2 1; a. e. - Hull. 95a top אי וכ׳ מינאי פייסת הוות if thou hadst asked my pardon (made peace with me) &c. Ib. 94a [read;] למבורין פייסיה secure the good will of our ferryman (make him a present); ואיקפד פייסיה he offered him a present, and he (the ferry- man) became angry. Yoma87a ליה לפיבסי אנא איזיל Iwill go and make peace with him. Y. Snh. XI, 30a top; Y. Ber. IX, 13a tfop עלי פייססיה meke him (the idol) favorably disposed towards me. Taan. 24a וכ׳ ליה ומפייסנא Ms. M. (ed. ומפייסינן) and I persuade him (the pupil), until he comes and reads. Meg. 12a להו מפייס . . . מאתיה דבני for, as to the residents of his own place, he can win their favor, whenever he wants; a. fr. -- Part. pass. מפייס; f.
